I am a mother of toddler twins first and a writer second. Each day a find a little more time to commit to writing, but still the time is too short. My dream is to have my children sit down with pens, crayons and pencils and quietly write and read (and publish) beside me, while I pump out pages of profound, inspirational insights and entertaining, transformational stories.

I have written real estate articles for the Chapel Hill News.

My passion is ...

my family

I know too much about ...

babies' sleep

My parents always told me ...

they were proud of me

My childhood ambition ...

be a friend to everyone

My favorite memory ...

staying up all night with friends in the dorm

Why I write ...

to create new worlds

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

lots of nonfiction about children

My first job ...

messenger

My best moment ...

when my kids sleep past 6am

My inspiration ...

people

Education > Reading & Writing Skills Which is a better way to teach children to read: Whole language or phonics?

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One of my fantasies is to have Antonio Banderas whisper sweet nothings in my ear. "Quiero pollo para la cena," he says in Spanish- smooth, soft and slow. I, dressed in a French maid's uniform, whisper, "How would you like it? Broiled, baked or fried?"

In order to understand the Spanish statement above, one must pay attention to its tone and its context, as well as the sounds in the words. A non-native speaker can be taught the pronunciation of the letters, but it takes a practitioner of a language, or, at least, someone pointing to a picture of a chicken dinner on a menu, to understand w...

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